Daniel Scot

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Daniel Scot was born in a village in Pakistan and is co-Director of Ibrahim Ministries International, based in Australia.^[1] Along with Danny Nalliah, he was co-defendant in a high-profile racial vilification case under Victoria's Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001.

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1975	B.Sc. (Hons) Bachelor of Science (Applied Mathematics) University of Karachi
1976	M.Sc. First Class Master of Science (Applied Mathematics) University of Karachi
1987	B.Th. Bachelor of Theology Gujranwala Seminary

[edit] Career

1986 saw Daniel charged under the Blasphemy Law 295C in Pakistan after being "convicted" of blasphemy for quoting the Qur'an.^{[citation needed]} Fleeing Pakistan, Daniel arrived in Australia where he worked at the University of Queensland.

In 2002, Daniel was conducting a seminar in Melbourne arranged by Danny Nalliah for Christians about Islam. He was subsequently charged for inciting contempt of Islam in the minds of the listeners (see: The Racial and Religious Tolerance Act (2001) Vic.). Nalliah and Scot initially lost their case, but the Supreme Court of Victoria subsequently upheld an appeal. The case took 5 1/2 years.

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